ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE
 
WASHINGTON
 
 
February 21, 1936.
 
 
Dear Miss LeHand:
 
 
I think the President may like to read the
enclosed letter from Dr. Dodd.  Dr. Dodd understands that I am at liberty to show his confidential
letters to the President and Secretary Hull.
 
 
I have refrained from trying to take any of
the President's time, but there are one or two 
matters I will endeavor to talk over with him on 
his return here.
 
 
You can say to the President that two of the
people selected by him for appointment to the conciliation 
commissions, Judge Lumpkin and Mr. Branch, 
have accepted, and two, Mrs. Harriman and Mr. Garvan,
have declined. This is such a relatively unimportant matter that there is no reason for it being
further dealt with at the moment.
 
 
Yours very sincerely,
 
 
Enclosure:
Letter from
Dr. Dodd dated
Feb. 10th.
 
 
Miss Marguerite A. LeHand,
Personal Secretary to the President,
The White House.